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A candidate for a Missouri House of Representatives seat says unconstitutional requirements are holding her back. Rachel Johns, a 25-year-old woman from St. Louis, filed suit against Attorney General Chris Koster and Secretary of State Jason Kander Thursday in Cole County circuit court. Johns is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for House District 76, which

Graduate student workers on the University of Missouri campus are one step closer to unionizing, despite a letter from Chancellor Hank Foley suggesting such a union would not be recognized. ABC 17 News has reported in the past that some graduate workers say they’re unhappy with their compensation as employees of the University. They have

Deputies arrested a man Friday afternoon after a six-hour long standoff. They were called to a home on Happy Hollow Road just before 7 a.m. for a reported domestic assault. Deputies say the victim escaped the home and i dentified the suspect as Travis Dale, who was still inside. They made several attempts to contact

A 35 year old man was charged with kidnapping after taking a 19 year old girl against her will. The women told investigators she met Michael Dickson, the suspect, thru the app called “Plenty of Fish.” According to a recent study, one out of four couples meet online in the U.S with over 40 million

In many professions, forcing someone to retire would be considered age discrimination. But, Article 5, Section 26 of the Missouri Constitution, makes it clear that state judges must retire at the age of 70. It also specifies that ths requirement is not discrimination. That is forcing the end of a 14 year run for 13

Three suspects have been charged after a robbery on Stillwater Drive around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tyrone James III, 18, Armon Greer, 19, Kerwin Tamyrus Johnson-Wise, 20 have been charged with armed criminal action and robbery in the first degree. Police officials said three men went into a home on the 700 block of Stillwater

Police have identified the suspect in a Friday morning hostage situation as Kraig Greene. The situation started shortly before 6:45 a.m. when police responded to reports of a hostage incident on West Sexton Road. They were told a woman reported being held against her will by a man with a gun. When they arrived, officers

Court documents in the case of a man accused of kidnapping claim the suspect and victim met through a mobile dating app. Michael Dickson, 35, is charged with kidnapping after allegedly taking the 19-year-old victim against her will. The victim told investigators she met Dickson through the app “Plenty of Fish.” Earlier this month, Dickson

A UPS freight shipping truck caught fire Friday morning, causing delays on I-70. It happened around 11 a.m. Friday on westbound I-70, just west of the Highway 63 connector. Columbia Fire was on scene and closed the driving lane starting at hwy 63. Traffic backed up to at least the Lake of the Woods exit

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a man and woman arrested following a multi-county chase and shooting in Mid-Missouri. Russell D. Moore of Fulton and Victoria A. Buol of Boonville are suspected of leading law enforcement on a chase which started in Columbia and ended in Callaway County. Moore is now charged with being a

Boone County deputies have arrested a man on suspicion of trying to break into a woman’s home while he was naked. On Thursday, the victim called 911 to report Nathaniel Bonaparte was naked and trying to get into her house on Trails West Drive. The woman told investigators she was in the shower when she

Areas shaded in dark green are under a Marginal Threat for severe thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon and evening. A Marginal threat means there is a low risk for severe weather, but the threat is there. A warm front will lift in the morning producing a few showers and possible thunderstorms where instability looks meager. With

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office along with the Missouri Highway Patrol and Lake Area Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at a home in Maries County Thursday. The Sheriff’s Office says there where numerous items on the property believed to be stolen. They posted pictures of the items on the department’s Facebook page. They are

Crews shut down one eastbound lane of Interstate 70 near Garth Avenue Thursday. The lane will remain closed until 5:00 a.m. Friday.Crews also closed the eastbound off-ramp to Providence. Drivers are being shifted to the new bridge over Garth Avenue, which will allow crews to start tearing down the old bridge. “By morning time, the

Mid-Missouri Democrats gathered at Gentry Middle School in Columbia Thursday night to elect delegates for both district and state Democratic conventions. 22 delegates and 22 alternates, half men and half women, were expected to be chosen to attend the Congressional District Convention on April 28 and the Missouri State Convention on June 18. ABC 17

Another cold front will move through Friday bringing gusty northwesterly winds and cooler air to Mid-Missouri. As the winds calm down Friday night, temperatures will fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s under clear skies. A freeze is likely late Friday night through early Saturday morning with low temperatures dropping into the upper 20s

A Texas company filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state for rejecting its application to build a psychiatric hospital in Columbia. SRP Oceans Columbia, with an address listed in Dallas, filed suit in Cole County against Missouri’s Health Facilities Review Committee and the Department of Health and Senior Services. The former rejected a certificate of

Police are investigating a home invasion call in south Columbia. The call went out Thursday afternoon in the area of Bennett Springs Drive, near Campusview Drive. Public information officer Bryana Larimer tells ABC 17 News the investigation took officers to the 700 block of Stillwater Drive for a home invasion with a gun. Our crew

A new housing complex for veterans has started getting some new furnishings. On Wednesday, employees with Veterans United helped move furniture into Patriot Place on Business Loop 70 in Columbia. Patriot Place sits on the land once occupied by the Deluxe Inn Motel, just east of Old Highway 63. It provides 25 one-bedroom apartments for

Crews have blocked off part of Manor Drive in Columbia because of a gas leak. The closure is between Manor Court and Rollins Road. Apparently a gas line was pulled up during some excavation work. According to the city’s public works department, no evacuations have been necessary. However, until the line is repaired, some people